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Taronis Fuels (Taronis Fuels) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Taronis Fuels Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Taronis Fuels's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Taronis Fuels was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Taronis Fuels Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taronis Fuels's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Taronis Fuels Beneish M-Score Chart

Taronis Fuels Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Beneish M-Score
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Taronis Fuels Quarterly Data
Dec17 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -1.31

Competitive Comparison of Taronis Fuels's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Taronis Fuels's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Taronis Fuels's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Taronis Fuels's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Taronis Fuels's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Taronis Fuels Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Taronis Fuels for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 2.3675+0.528 * 0.7503+0.404 * 1.1617+0.892 * 1.4823+0.115 * 0.8343
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.004+4.679 * -0.033241-0.327 * 1.8525
=-1.31

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Sep20) TTM:Last Year (Sep19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $10.55 Mil.
Revenue was 9.662 + 8.898 + 4.904 + 4.951 = $28.42 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.296 + 7.178 + 2.439 + 3.066 = $18.98 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19.76 Mil.
Total Assets was $76.32 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $29.29 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.77 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $23.24 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $24.75 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12.05 Mil.
Net Income was -5.159 + 1.157 + -3.506 + -0.99 = $-8.50 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.581 + 0 + 0 + -0.312 = $-0.89 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.793 + -0.746 + -3.332 + -0.197 = $-5.07 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.01 Mil.
Revenue was 5.36 + 5.86 + 4.914 + 3.035 = $19.17 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.794 + 2.739 + 2.296 + 1.778 = $9.61 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7.05 Mil.
Total Assets was $39.41 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $20.24 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.57 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $15.62 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.74 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.52 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(10.553 / 28.415) / (3.007 / 19.169)
=0.371388 / 0.156868
=2.3675

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(9.607 / 19.169) / (18.979 / 28.415)
=0.501174 / 0.667922
=0.7503

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (19.762 + 29.287) / 76.322) / (1 - (7.047 + 20.243) / 39.413)
=0.357341 / 0.307589
=1.1617

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=28.415 / 19.169
=1.4823

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(1.57 / (1.57 + 20.243)) / (2.765 / (2.765 + 29.287))
=0.071975 / 0.086266
=0.8343

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(23.242 / 28.415) / (15.617 / 19.169)
=0.817948 / 0.814701
=1.004

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((12.052 + 24.747) / 76.322) / ((4.518 + 5.74) / 39.413)
=0.482155 / 0.260269
=1.8525

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(-8.498 - -0.893 - -5.068) / 76.322
=-0.033241

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Taronis Fuels has a M-score of -1.31 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Taronis Fuels (Taronis Fuels) Business Description

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Address
24980 N. 83rd Avenue, Suite 100, Peoria, AZ, USA, 85383
Taronis Fuels Inc is a renewable fuel and power generation company. It is a holding company of various gas and welding supply companies. It supplies industrial gases and welding equipment and services to the retail and wholesale metalworking and manufacturing industries. The company also sells and distributes a synthetic gas namely, MagneGas which is a renewable alternative cutting fuel. It has retail locations located throughout California, Texas, Louisiana and Florida.
Executives
Scott Mahoney director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 4800 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD SUITE 1400 SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
Dingess, Robert L. director 150 RAINVILLE ROAD TARPON SPRINGS FL 34689
Tyler B. Wilson officer: CFO/Treasurer/Secretary P.O. BOX 8129 ASPEN CO 81612
Kevin Pollack director 150 RAINVILLE ROAD, TARPON SPRINGS FL 34689
Staunton William W Iii director

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